{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Making the Museum","title":"Beyond “Exit Through the Gift Shop”, with David Franke","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3438,"description":"Do museum stores actually make any money?\nWhat are they really for? Can a store act like an exhibition? What does “cap rate” mean? How big should a museum store be? What percentage of visitors go into one, and how many of them buy something? Why should you get an expert to design your store, and what happens when you don’t?\nDavid Franke (museum store architect) joins host Jonathan Alger (Managing Partner, C&G Partners) to discover what’s “Beyond ‘Exit Through the Gift Shop’”.\nAlong the way: rubber snakes, oysters, onions, and Mona Lisa ashtrays.\nTalking Points:\n1.  An oyster living in a birds nest.\n2.  New store in a new museum or a renovation to an existing one. Where, oh where to begin?\n3.  The peeling of the onion.\n4.  Getting the balance just right.\n5.  Don’t forget that long range strategy to ensure you don’t fall victim to your own success.\nHow to Listen:\nApple Podcasts\nhttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/making-the-museum/id1674901311 \nSpotify\nhttps://open.spotify.com/show/6oP4QJR7yxv7Rs7VqIpI1G \nEverywhere\nhttps://makingthemuseum.transistor.fm/ \nGuest Bio:\nWith over four decades of experience as an architect, David Franke’s focus is now exclusively on store design and planning for museum and cultural institutions around the world. Museum stores include two at the King Abdulaziz Center for World Culture in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia; the Fort Worth Museum of Science and History and the Museum of the American Cowgirl, the US Botanic Garden in DC, Frank Lloyd Wright’s Taliesin West in Arizona; the Grounds for Sculpture in New Jersey, three retail projects for the State Preservation Board in Austin, and the Ravinia Festival in Highland Park Illinois.\n \nDavid has also served on councils and boards for the Mercer Museum and Fonthill Castle, Historical Society of Pennsylvania’s Building and Facilities Committee and the Pennsylvania Ballet. He is a participant in the International Museum Construction Congress, the California Association of Museums, Texas Association...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/ooMbrPDmGLsE_qMwfGl5DFclFB99_k3beUa6dc2Z8Yw/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzM5MzAzLzE2ODA1/NjI4NTktYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}